The Pros And Cons

Is the Philippines the right expat location for you ?

There is considerably more that goes into making a decision involving the question above than a travel brochure or video series of course . But , images are often times worth a thousand words and the Philippines certainly has it's share of the stunning variety . We will use images to explore the Philippines and to highlight some of the Pro's and Con's of choosing to settle here .

If you are into nature and water this place certainly can offer a myriad of experiences of that type from swimming , diving , surfing , fishing , island hoping or just plain old beach combing . With over 7 , 000 island you are only limited by your imagination and  resources and the limitations of what a third world culture can provide in terms of infrastructure options .

Some of the Pro's

And Some of the Con's

Yes , the images show both the beauty and the ugliness that this part of the world offers . Along with the stunning coastlines comes the realization that the Philippines does sit smack atop the " ring of fire " and is subject to earthquake , volcano , typhoons and flooding of various proportions . And , because it is a third world country it's resources in dealing with such events are severely limited .

The images are simply snapshots or reflections of the dichotomy that exists within the culture and anyone considering relocation here needs to consider both extremes .The Philippine people are a resilient bunch because they have had to be . Ask yourself if you can be as well because mother nature plays no favourites . Your financial resources can only shield you to a point .

Next visit we will begin to take a bit more of an in depth look at what the culture offers in terms of " the good , the bad and the ugly " .